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Premiere of skateboard film in Hollywood leads to tactical alert

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Police dispersed a crowd of several hundred who had gathered to see a film at the Vine Theater in Hollywood, after some began throwing items at passing cars and police on Saturday, October 13, 2012. Courtesy NBCLA

A film premiere at Hollywood's Vine Theater got out of hand Saturday night when some began throwing bottles and other items at passing cars. Police say they dispersed a crowd of several hundred that had taken over a stretch of Hollywood Boulevard.

The screening of Thrasher Magazine's "Bake and Destroy" film drew a crowd of several hundred, NBCLA reported.

Los Angeles police said they issued a modified tactical alert around 9 p.m. Saturday night after a rowdy crowd began throwing bottles and other objects at the police and passing cars.